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Cohen's response to me confirms, not dispels, that undisguised reality.

But in a Newsweek column, Susan Jacoby dispels the optimistic marketing that has made old age seem pleasant and carefree.

A nearer approach dispels the illusion, and it looks, as it is, rough and unseemly.

It often cowes enemies and dispels at the start opposition to one's undertakings which would otherwise be formidable.

The sun is up now, and a little wind is stirring and dispels the clammy dampness of the air.

They are about to worship him when Krishna dispels this knowledge and they look on him and Balarama as their sons.

Kolben dispels all doubt by saying: "These powderings are religious formalities."